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Which step in bacterial translation allows for a pause within which an incorrect aminoacyl-tRNA can dissociate from the ribosome?

Which of the following drugs is a gene therapy that edits the globin B gene using CRISPR/Cas9 in order to treat sickle cell disease?

Which of the following drugs decreases the fidelity of translation, mostly in bacteria, and is therefore used to treat bacterial infection?

In which situation would you expect resistance to have existed (in the environment or the clinic) first?

A parent is trying to decrease the frequency of a child’s swearing behavior. The parent observes the child and writes down a description of the behavior, antecedents, and consequences each time the child swears. In this example, the parent is using which method of ABC observation?

Which of the following drugs or drug classes inhibits the peptidyltransfer reaction in the bacterial ribosome without itself taking part?

In which group of organisms would you expect to find chemical modifications in most mRNA transcripts?

Which of the following inhibitors of RNA polymerase is selective for bacteria?

In which group of organisms would you find polysomes?

During translation the bacterial ribosome encounters a codon for proline (Pro). Which of the following aminoacyl-tRNAs will it reject?